She mentioned a boy “who would go up to the back of the room during class time and avoid being in class because he wasn’t very confident about what he was doing,” and who had some trouble with technique. Tristam thanked the School District and the Youth Orchestra’s teachers and volunteers for their support, and said the program is about more than the music itself. Hear The Award Ceremony and a Performance By the FYO …In fact, in Flagler County, no parent has to choose between braces and music lessons. It’s the most generous of gifts, granted, in part, by one who was denied it herself. Local business owner and Youth Orchestra parent Jon Hardison called Tristam “the wielder of the fairy dust that’s needed to keep the magic happening.” The orchestra, he said, offers “the pulling together of all children, in the most democratic of ways, to take part in something far greater than themselves. And for a moment, for a moment, we get to share in that magic. But I think it has something to do with witnessing that magic and seeing what happens when students get on the stage and they really get to discover who they are. “It certainly has nothing to do with money.
“I think I can tell you why you do this,” board member Colleen Conklin said to Tristam as she presented the award. A group of 22 string students, dressed in their concert blacks, assembled at the front of the commission chamber room and played “Irish Party,” honoring Tristam and St. The School Board recognized Tristam’s work at its Tuesday, March 17 meeting, granting her its Power of One Award, which is given periodically to community members who have made a positive impact on students. This year, enrollment peaked at 375.Tristam’s daughter and son have both played in the orchestra, as well. The first year the financial barrier was removed, the Youth Orchestra hoped it might have as many as 40 kids. “We’re providing this opportunity to kids that through their circumstance - whether it be living in poverty, living in cultures that don’t perhaps embrace these particular instruments - we’re saying to them, ‘Yeah, you can do this.
“We want to make this available to every child so that they can see if this is something that they might be interested in,” Tristam said. Tristam, whose own parents had to choose between getting her music lessons and getting her braces - they chose braces - wanted to change that, and helped the Youth Orchestra create a financial relationship with the School Board so that all parents could enroll their children.
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